These Stars Swallowed Their Earth-like Planets
Their lithium gave them away
The Science of Cities. 10 Books You Must Read
Nautilus ventures into the urban world to map the mysterious complexity of cities
The Cephalopods Are Coming
Fossil records reveal Earth’s mass extinctions are followed by a rise of ocean cephalopods. They’re rising again.
Nightmarish Heron-like Dinosaur Unearthed in Patagonia
Pretty tough to be a fish 70 million years ago
Schrödinger’s Kittens Are All Grown Up
Offspring of the most famous thought experiment in physics are now testing the very fabric of the universe
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How Right-Wing Politics Make You Physically Ill
Over the past two decades, right-wing ideology has become associated with less trust in medicine—and poorer health
The Moon Bases of Yesteryear
With NASA recently detailing its plans for a lunar settlement, here’s a look at how that concept has taken shape through history
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See moreThe Most Precarious Day in the Universe
On the same day the world descended into war, physicists saw reality itself unraveling
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Astronomy
See more AstronomyThe Many Ways to Build a Black Hole
Gravitational waves point to a multifaceted assembly line for the cosmic oddities
The Supernova That Sparked the Original Scientific Revolution
Centuries before we started debating the transformative effect of AI on science, a new light in the sky shone the way
See the Stunning Images Psyche Beamed Back From Mars
The spacecraft took a much-need detour en route to the asteroid of the same name
History
See more HistoryIs This Why Science Advances One Funeral at a Time?
As researchers age, they produce less disruptive work
Psychology
See more PsychologyThe Impossible Strength of the Testosterone Myth
Scientists keep knocking it down but it keeps roaring back
Does Sexual Attraction Cloud Our Rejection Detection?
The ability to read signals may be impaired by arousal
What Your Dream Life Says About You
A conversation with a dream researcher about how dream content and recall may reflect personality and thinking style
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Environment
See more EnvironmentNobody Could Save Timmy the Whale
Months of rescue efforts by influencers and millionaires may have just prolonged his death
Coral Reefs Are at a Tipping Point
My underwater dive to discover whether the beautiful ocean organisms are ever coming back
Zoology
See more ZoologyWearing DEET Might Be Like Ringing the Mosquito Dinner Bell
Pavlov’s dog, meet Pavlov’s mosquito
The Surprising Calm at the Center of Wasp Nest’s Violent Power Struggle
The real heroes don’t have royal ambitions
Philosophy
See more PhilosophyThe Bad Seed and the Problem of Blame
A conversation with behavioral geneticist Kathryn Paige Harden about the heritability of vice
A Light in the Dark: Finding the Good in the Natural World
Is it absurd to think that science can inform our values?
How ‘Tiny Shortcuts’ Are Poisoning Science
Seemingly harmless data tweaks are undermining the integrity of the entire field. We must define the problem to prevent it
The Genetic Secrets of a Shark That Lives for 500 Years
How the Greenland shark lives long and prospers
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Why Do More Women Than Men Develop Alzheimer’s?
A study in mice suggests loss of estrogen between brain cells as a possible cause
Can Cells from a Sea Cucumber Live Forever?
What scientists are learning about immortality from a humble marine creature
Can a New Drug Combo Prevent Death by Suicide?
It may reduce suicidal intent for up to a month or more
Watch Immune System Cells Gobble Up Cancer Cells
It’s the first time the activity has been caught on video
This Pope Weighed in on Modern Tech as Media Forever Changed
Pope Leo wasn’t the first Holy Father to opine about the promise and peril of an emerging technology
Smile, Arachnophiles! New “Happy-Face” Spider Species Discovered
This one hides out in the Indian Himalayas
This Toothless, Beaked Crocodile Ancestor Walked on Two Legs
It came on the scene during a time of evolutionary experimentation
Poop Cruises Are No Laughing Matter
We should reflect on what cruise ships stricken with diseases mean for the way we inhabit the world today






































